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CFD323
07-30-02, 06:04 PM
I'm looking to replace the fronts on my cabinets. I'm ripping all my drawers and cabinet doors off and recovering the cabinet faces with new 1/4" plywood. I need to cut out my openings for all my cabinet doors and drawers. Is a router the best option for making those cuts or would a Roto Zip spiral saw be a better option ?

What is the difference between a router and a plunge router ?

fewalt
07-30-02, 08:08 PM
CFD323,

You really don't need a router.

If you open the drawer or door on any cabinet you will see the seams between the rails and stiles. They are not a solid piece of paneling.
Why not refinish what you have?

A plunge router has spring loaded and adjustable rails on each side of the motor to allow bit plunges with a manual lever.

fred
CFD323
07-30-02, 08:32 PM
I looked at it closer and figured that out. I have to do it because my 2 new cabinets that I added today are a little bit deeper than my old cabinets, about 1/4" deeper. I don't have the money to replace all my cabinets so I'm adding on to the ones I already have. But they're cabinets from the 50's so I'm not having the easiest time with it.

chukmac
07-31-02, 11:40 AM
Instead of applying plywood, and then cutting openings, why not rip pieces of plywood the right width and apply them--keeping stiles and rails in same lengths as original wood? Seems much easier, and cuts would be more true. Just my opinion.
chuck